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uk.telecom.broadband (UK broadband)(uk.telecom.broadband) Discussion of broadband services, technology and equipment as provided in the UK. Discussions of specific services based on ADSL, cable modems or other broadband technology are also on-topic. Advertising is not allowed.

UK broadband is slow and costly: slowest and most expensive broadband connections in the world.

" Verizon Wireless proudly boasts that its wireless "BroadbandAccess" service is "unlimited." But Verizon's definition of
unlimited may not match consumers' expectations, as those who use the service extensively quickly learn.

..... when consumers use this service like they would any other broadband connection, Verizon cancels the account.
ConsumerAffairs.Com discovered this when Verizon, with very little warning, cancelled our account.

"We found that your usage over the past 30 days exceeded 10 Gigabytes. This level of usage is so extraordinarily high that it
could only have been attained by activities, such as streaming and/or downloading movies and video, prohibited by the terms and
conditions," Verizon said in a terse letter. "

" Verizon Wireless proudly boasts that its wireless "BroadbandAccess" service is "unlimited." But Verizon's definition of
unlimited may not match consumers' expectations, as those who use the service extensively quickly learn.

.... when consumers use this service like they would any other broadband connection, Verizon cancels the account.
ConsumerAffairs.Com discovered this when Verizon, with very little warning, cancelled our account.

"We found that your usage over the past 30 days exceeded 10 Gigabytes. This level of usage is so extraordinarily high that it
could only have been attained by activities, such as streaming and/or downloading movies and video, prohibited by the terms and
conditions," Verizon said in a terse letter. "

" Verizon Wireless proudly boasts that its wireless "BroadbandAccess" service is "unlimited." But Verizon's definition of
unlimited may not match consumers' expectations, as those who use the service extensively quickly learn.

.... when consumers use this service like they would any other broadband connection, Verizon cancels the account.
ConsumerAffairs.Com discovered this when Verizon, with very little warning, cancelled our account.

"We found that your usage over the past 30 days exceeded 10 Gigabytes. This level of usage is so extraordinarily high that it
could only have been attained by activities, such as streaming and/or downloading movies and video, prohibited by the terms and
conditions," Verizon said in a terse letter. "

"Households in the UK are suffering from some of the slowest and most
expensive broadband connections in the world, according to an official
report published yesterday."

The most notable comment in the report is that the UK has a much higher
minimum-cost for Broadband than many other OECD countries.

That is constraining the uptake of broadband among considerable numbers
of users. I have three near neighbours still on dialup because they
consider the £170+ first-year cost of Broadband just too much given
their modest (current) internet usage.

And that is a loss not only to them, but to society and to our supposed
"knowledge" economy, which is constrained by the "missing" users -
people who might use online services if they could enjoy the
responsiveness of Broadband speeds, but who find it too painful (or
completely unusable) at dialup speeds.

Other countries are managing to provide moderate-rate low-cost always-on
services - what a tragedy that Oftel/Ofcom were not given the powers (or
did not have the wit) to deliver the same.